By Russell Kirk This essay was first printed in the Southern Partisan Magazine, Volume III, Number 1 (1983). INTRODUCTION One hundred and forty years ago, Senator Henry Clay proposed a constitutional amendment to limit the…
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John C. Calhoun was the last eloquent political philosopher to stand against the ideology and intentions of the Federalists. He was the last to stand firmly in the halls of the Senate and articulate exactly…
We read that after changing the name of Lake Calhoun to the much “better option” of Bde Maka Ska (that simply rolls off of one’s tongue), the city is now exploring ways to expunge the…
Dr. Brion McClanahan of the Abbeville Institute discusses John C. Calhoun, and how historians consistently get Calhoun wrong. Click to listen
Stone Washington, a Clemson student, opines in The College Fix about the minor to-do related to some students and faculty petitioning to remove Calhoun’s name from Clemson’s honors college. When I hear the name Calhoun,…
According to local news stories, more than 200 students and Clemson alumni have petitioned to have Calhoun’s name removed from the Calhoun Honors College at Clemson University. With an enrollment of over 23,000 students and…
Calhoun’s Concurrent Majority as a Generality Norm Alexander William Salter Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the political philosophy of John C. Calhoun from the perspective of Virginia Political Economy. Specifically, this…
By Ed Stannard, New Haven Register POSTED: 01/31/16, 5:57 PM EST (article here) Abstract: NEW HAVEN >> “Three portraits of Vice President John C. Calhoun have been removed from the Yale residential college named for him, while…
